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• Ortho-Cept, Similar Birth Control Pills Linked to Intracranial Meningioma Risks, Study Warns

  June 17, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study warns that desogestrel-based birth control pills may increase the risk of certain kinds of brain tumors after long-term use.

• Mirena IUD Breast Cancer Side Effects Warrant Further Studies, Researchers Warn

  February 11, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  With a growing number of studies linking the Mirena IUD to an increased risk of breast cancer, health experts are calling for more pinpointed and refined research into the association.

• Mirena Lawsuit Claims Bayer Misrepresented Levonorgestrel Risks

  May 31, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A Mirena IUD lawsuit filed by a Mississippi woman accuses Bayer of misleading women and the medical community about the safety profile of the birth control implant.

• Mirena IUD Problems Resulted in Diagnostic Lumbar Puncture Due to Fluid Pressure on Brain, Lawsuit Alleges

  March 1, 2018

  Austin Kirk

  A Mirena lawsuit indicates that the lack of a label warning over the birth control implants meant a woman had to get a lumbar puncture before pseudotumor cerebri problems were properly diagnosed.

• Pseudotumor Cerebri Injury from Mirena IUD Resulted in Vision Problems, Floaters and Need For Lumbar Punctures: Lawsuit

  October 30, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A Mirena lawsuit indicates that the birth control implant caused a woman to suffer a variety of vision problems due to increased fluid pressure on the optic nerve.

• Mirena IIH/PTC Lawsuit Claims Bayer Misled Women About IUD Hormone Levels

  December 8, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  Bayer failed to warn women and the medical community about the risk of IIH/PTC from side effects of the Mirena IUD, which may cause severe headaches and vision problems due to a build up of fluid pressure on the brain, according to a recently filed lawsuit.

• Mirena IUD Side Effects May Increase Risk of Breast Cancer: Study

  July 9, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  Researchers say Mirena IUDs that release levonorgestrel, may be linked to an increased risk of breast cancer.